Tuesday, 3 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing legally-binding targets for reducing child poverty.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to increase (a) skills and (b) employment support for people in South Holland and the Deepings constituency in receipt...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what performance metrics his Department will use to evaluate the employment outcomes of participants in construction training initiatives.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of data-sharing between the Child Maintenance Service and HM Revenue and Customs in detecting...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of its internal review process for fraud investigations in cases where a claimant...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of mitigating the impact of the Guarantee Credit element of Pension...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman on the role of the Ombudsman following the decision not to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit fraud prosecutions were (a) withdrawn by his Department and (b) dismissed by a judge before trial in each of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many graduates who graduated in the last five years are registered as claimants at jobcentres.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether Jobcentre Plus conducts post-award checks on items provided through the Flexible Support Fund.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how his Department incentivises private contractors to increase face-to-face assessments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of payments were made through the Child Maintenance Service collect and pay system in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many directors with responsibility for human resources are employed across their department and its executive agencies; and how many of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to prevent economic abuse of women occurring through child maintenance; what safeguards the Child...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will hold discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive on how people using the Youth Guarantee Trailblazers scheme in England can...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when are the private contracts for PIP assessments reviewed; and what ongoing scrutiny does his Department carry out on these contractors.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to improve the enforcement processes of the Child Maintenance Service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of requiring lower earning parents to take the other parent to court for child...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total cost was of centrally provided career coaching, career transition, or redeployment support accessed by Department for Work and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many nights were spent in hotels by Departmental staff in financial year 2024-25 by the star rating of the hotel.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) completion and (b) achievement rates were for cyber security apprenticeships at (i) Level 3, (ii) Level 4 and (iii) Level 6 in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 2 February 2026 to Question 109196, how many people have been convicted of common assault and battery; and how many of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to fund restorative justice programmes in i) Hampshire ii) Gosport.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what conversations he has had with the Department of Health and Social Care about the Human Tissue Authority’s role in regulating the care of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to promote the use of long-acting injectable buprenorphine (LAIB) in i) sentencing decisions in cases involving opioid abuse ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to promote the National Year of Reading in (a) early years settings, (b) primary schools, (c) secondary schools, (d)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's publications entitled 10-year plan to revitalise schools and colleges for every child, and Education estates...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's planned timeline is for the Online Parenting Interventions project.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what eligibility criteria will be applied to the recently announced additional £300 million of funding for upgrading IT infrastructure in schools...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the rates of teacher retention amongst early years educators.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) EU and (b) UK students participated in the Erasmus programme in each of the last ten years that the UK participated.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the careers advice in (a) schools, (b) further education settings and (c) higher...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the press release entitled Young people from all backgrounds to get opportunity to study abroad as UK-EU deal unlocks Erasmus+, of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the report by the National Association of Disability Practitioners...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of student loan interest rates and repayment threshold freezes on (a) women, (b) disabled...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help (a) raise awareness of and (b) promote the opportunities offered by Erasmus+ among eligiblestudenrts and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans the Government has to help address local authority high needs Dedicated Schools Grant deficits ahead of the end of the statutory override...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2025 to Question 98528 on Schools: Speech and Language Therapy, what progress her Department has made in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's written statement entitled Investment in high needs place of 15 December 2025, what evidential basis her department...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of levels of teacher workload on their mental health.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with the Department of Education in Northern Ireland to support improved educational outcomes across the UK;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much their Department has spent on (a) advertising and (b) marketing in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2022 scores, what steps she is taking to reduce the performance gap...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of how Primary PE and Sport will be funded in the 2026–27 academic year; and when she plans to announce...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure that children from non-privileged backgrounds have access to music and dance training, including through...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the consistency of the implementation of anti-bullying guidance in schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of incorrect information in AI (a) learning resources and (b) tutoring on children’s...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has the department made of the potential impact of administrative and financial compliance requirements, including Making Tax Digital...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people served in the Royal Irish Regiment Home Service Battalions on a part-time basis up to and including disbandment in August 2007.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people served in the Ulster Defence Regiment on a part-time basis between 1970 and 1992.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the compatibility of (a) comments made in the SDSR on funding for a 20 per cent increase the reserves with (b) comments...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the planned closure of Army Training Regiment Winchester on Army Phase 1...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department plans to take to help support defence organisations to meet their obligations under the Public Office (Accountability) Bill.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much is projected a) overall and b) core spending on defence in i) 2025/26, ii) 2026/27 and iii) 2027/28.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has met with the (a) Prime Minister and (b) Chancellor of the Exchequer to discuss defence spending since 13 February 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the written answer of 4 February 2026 to question 109058, if he will list the RFA vessels where permanent employees have opted in to work a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on delivering (a) investment and (b) employment in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary fleet through the Defence Industrial Strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 16 February 2026 to UIN 111525, how many Structured Mental Health Assessments were completed i) prior to and ii) post discharge.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed strike action by Royal Fleet Auxiliary seafarers on Royal Navy operations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of civilian seafarers employed on live contracts between his Department and private contractors.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to introduce the Defence Readiness Bill before May 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 February 2026 to Question 111525, how many Structured Mental Health Assessments (SMHAs) were completed i) in person and ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has assessed the adequacy of National Minimum Wage compliance for Royal Fleet Auxiliary roles.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 February 2026 to Question 111525 on Armed Forces: Mental Health Services, whether veterans receive a second Structured...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the average time it takes for service personnel to be issued with a FMed133 following discharge.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his Department's policy that (a) Ministers and (b) special advisers use the disappearing messages function on Whatsapp on Government devices.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel have qualified for the operational allowance each year since its introduction.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will instruct the UK Health and Security Agency to add service personnel (a) who flew atomic surveillance missions and (b) for whom he recently...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the recent declassification of the Merlin database and file reference ES 38/ZGWGV, whether service personnel took part in a mission to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, a) what assessment he has made of the extent to which legacy pension disputes currently being pursued by the Ministry of Defence and Equiniti arise from...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many legacy disputes relating to incorrectly calculated Armed Forces pension entitlements are currently being pursued by Equiniti and the Ministry...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support leaseholders in Poole constituency for remediation work to properties that is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether election pilots will be held in the local authorities which had local elections cancelled, but which are being...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure landlord and property rules to hold directors owners accountable.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for her policies of Australia's Combatting Antisemitism,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward regeneration funding for rural market towns.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's report entitled Deprivation in Rural...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the the potential merits of using the private rented sector to fulfil the statutory...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the oral contribution by the Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness on 23 February...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is his proposed timetable for Gloucestershire to join a mayoral combined authority.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have forecast a structural budget deficit beyond 2026–27 at the same time as applying...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of council tax exemption and discount rules for families required to live...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether local government reorganisation processes in Gloucestershire will enable new unitary authority elections to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the recommendations on improving...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will meet with the Social Housing Action Campaign to discuss their concerns around service charges.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions the Department has had with Teignbridge District Council regarding the application of national...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of putting the agent of change principle on a statutory footing on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department’s policies of the report from Liverpool and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to support local authorities to fast-track planning applications that deliver 100% affordable housing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to include a reference to noise levels in part 4 of the updated National Planning Policy Framework.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department will make it a requirement for developers of sites near rail stations to contribute to Section...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress his Department has made on ensuring infrastructure accompanies new housing delivery.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to take steps to support local authorities seeking to build social housing to access finance to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with Homes England about access to grant funding for small housing providers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress has been made on introducing legislated protections for freeholders against uncapped service charges.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help ensure affordable housing for young people.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he plans to extend the Brownfield Land Release Fund.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding is available to faith-based organisations to help them support communities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of legal protections preventing leaseholders from being pursued for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, a) what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the 18-month rule under Section 20B of the Landlord and Tenant...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will ensure that policies applying to local government members apply to Ministers in his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the proportion of social housing landlords who do not allow tenants to have pets.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to publish the long-term housing strategy by March 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to local authorities and their partners on responding to rough sleeping in town...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will instruct Local Authorities to disregard the compensation and pensions of veterans as a form of council income.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his letter to council leaders on 16 February 2026, whether the additional capacity funding will be...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the role of pubs as community hubs in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to prevent commercial landlords from leaving premises empty for long periods; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of expanding the eligibility criteria of the Shared Prosperity...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Future Homes Standard on the delivery of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will (a) confirm how many local council external auditors' annual reports identified serious financial...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with Brighton and Hove City Council on the external auditor’s report findings...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of introducing a visitor levy on visitor numbers to (a) England...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to announce the unitary council model to be adopted in Suffolk.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information their Department holds on (a) the proportion of tyres procured that were re-tread tyres for (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking with its allies to help uphold human rights in Cameroon.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what step she is taking with his African counterparts to help ensure that women in the West and Central African...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Polish counterpart on their membership of the Joint Expeditionary Force.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential economic and energy security benefits to Montserrat of proposals...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether (a) she or (b) any of her ministerial colleagues have met with the Deputy Prime Minister of Mauritius...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department's negotiations with the Mauritian Government on control of the Chagos Islands made...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment has she made of the potential implications for her policies of the provisional measures order from...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she plans to provide an answer to Question 111941.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has had discussions with the US Government on that Government's funding of UK think tanks...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer 17 November 2026 to Question 89462 on Armenia: Religious Freedom, what steps her Department...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will sanction Russian judges and court officials involved in using Russian anti-terror and other domestic...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the projected level of loss of UK soft power in the Western Balkans in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information her Department holds on discussions between Lord Mandelson and (a) the US Administration and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what was the first meeting with the Government of Mauritius, after 5th July 2024, attended by National Security...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the US government informed the Government of the pending disclosure of files relating to (a) Peter Mandelson...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assistance her Department provides to people in the Pitcairn islands with complex medical conditions that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on what dates Jonathan Powell had meetings with her Department to discuss the Chagos Islands in the period between...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the National Security Advisor first received any (a) email and (b) other digital communications from her...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many meetings has National Security Advisor Jonathan Powell attended with the Government of Mauritius,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate she has made of the cost of the public purse of the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when her Department last published a report on religious persecution in Myanmar; and for what reason the frequency...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with members of the Chagossian community in Britain.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2025 to Question 91405 on China: Embassies, on what statutory basis was the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with her Chinese counterpart on the civil war in Burma.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to improve consular support for British nationals overseas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Monroe Doctrine.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information her Department holds on whether the Chinese government’s sanctions on UK Parliamentarians,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of co-operative models on international development.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Palestinian Authority on the Palestinian Authority Martyrs Fund.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the level of humanitarian aid entering Gaza.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to conduct due diligence when licensing arms transfers to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking to support the return of children forcibly deported from Ukraine.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the reduction in the level of Official Development...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking with international partners to help tackle organised immigration crime.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of differences between the (a) former State...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will publish the minutes of the meeting between Baroness Chapman of Darlington and Inter Mediate of 22...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she (a) has taken and (b) intends to take to persuade (i) India and (ii) China to cease providing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the representations made by the Government to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many and what proportion of staff in her Department have (a) office-based, (b) hybrid and (c) remote-working...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations to the Government of China on the potential merits of the release of Pastor...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Questions 261-263 of the oral evidence session of the Foreign Affairs Committee entitled Oral...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 30 January 2025 to Question 24250 on Lord Mandelson, whether Lord Mandelson declared...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 October 2025 to Question 75586, whether safeguards, oversight mechanisms and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of Nikkei's investigation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government it taking to strengthen international relations with Japan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the value of property it owns overseas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many directors with responsibility for human resources are employed across her Department and its executive...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 9 February 2026 to question 109314 on Chagos Islands: Sovereignty, what were the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Business Rates policy on employment in hospitality-dependent areas.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Valuation Office Agency plans to amend rateable values for rural pubs in the context of proposed changes to drink driving thresholds.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the rise in Employer's National Insurance Contributions on businesses hiring women and young people.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she had discussions with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the potential impact of raising betting duty on Greyhound Racing...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC has issued guidance on (a) whether improper payments made to public officials are taxable for (i) Income Tax and (ii) National Insurance and...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether there was ant cost to the public purse of settling the case in the United States between Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Virginia Giuffre in 2022.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2026 to Question 105915 on Katie Martin, for what reason she is unpaid; and how many and what proportion of (a) female...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Memorandum of Understanding: accessing HMRC information to assist honours committees in making recommendations about awarding honours...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the contribution of regional brewers on local economies and tourism.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of irrecoverable VAT on Further Education colleges’ ability to invest in teaching facilities,...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of ensuring that the Treasury Green Book takes account of the statutory duty introduced by the Animal...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecasting schedule agreed between the OBR and her Department.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the target date is for a new chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility to be in post.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of people with Plan 2 student loans had an effective marginal deduction rate of at least (a) 51 per cent and (b) 71 per cent...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to encourage investment in British equities by pension funds.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of delaying the application of "Making Tax Digital" to childminders.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of removing the wear and tear allowance on the viability of businesses owned by registered...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of compensation for HMRC staff due to the late award of the Flexibility Payment.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has conducted modelling since July 2024 on the potential revenue that could be raised from a weight-based system of Vehicle Excise...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance her Department plans to issue on whether the planned elimination of the threshold-based customs duty relief applies to (a) business to...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of lifting the £10,000 limit on interest free loans for pensioners impacted by delays to the...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to respond to WPQ 107963 tabled on 23 January 2025.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a compensation scheme for Civil Service Pension Scheme members impacted by administrative delays...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will hold discussions with Capita on payments to existing and retired Civil Servants.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Government contracts were awarded to Palantir by direct award or without open competition since July 2024.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether there has been any uptake of BS30417 standards in Government procurement specifications.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department maintains a central record of all government contracts awarded to Palantir Technologies; and what the value of those contracts...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people were employed in manufacturing roles in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 73331 on Home Office: Redundancy Pay, whether severance payments made to departing special...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including the ethnic group classification of Latino in the next national census.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the percentage of people living in each UK constituency who identify as Latino.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what part of the allocated 2026-27 spend for the Integrated Security Fund will go towards the Gender and National Security Portfolio.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will set out the basis for determining the funding level of the UK Integrated Security Fund multi-year allocations for (a) conflict prevention...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will require members of intelligence agencies transferring to ministerial private offices to declare confidentially to those ministers the (i)...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 19 November 2025 to Question 90730 on Ministers: Official Cars, whether the figures provided include Government Car Service...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 26 November 2025 to Question 92002 on UK Integrated Security Fund: Equality, whether spending on transgender equality...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 19 February 2026 to Question 111928 on Taxis: Members and Ministers, whether he has issued guidance on the use of London...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what comparative assessment he has made of the resilience of a broadcast-based digital terrestrial television platform with an internet-only service...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many directors with responsibility for human resources are employed in his Department and its executive agencies; and how many of those...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether Lord Mandelson played a role as Ambassador to the United States in the decision of HM Government not to impose tariffs on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department has taken to extend sanctions to dual-use items to prevent their use in Russian attacks on Ukraine.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the United States’ Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to investigate reports of alleged wrongdoing by UK Trade Envoys.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the total value is of the financial support package being negotiated with the Jingye Group in relation to British Steel's operations in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of ending temporary concessionary visas for sheep shearers...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to restrict the (a) import and (b) sale of animal products produced using methods that would be...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to bring forward reforms to the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of food imports are subject to sanitary and phytosanitary checks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the level of food supply chain...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason two pages were redacted in Natural England’s response to EIR2026/00223 on its report on managed burning.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to ban the sale and supply of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to seek exemptions from dynamic alignment on animal welfare in the UK–EU Sanitary and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) confirmed and (b) suspected criminal incidents involving Hen Harriers have been recorded in each of the last...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has sought equivalent provisions in the UK-EU SPS Agreement negotiations to the animal welfare carve-out...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of whether existing policy guidance provides Natural England with sufficient powers to prevent...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Department plans to review legislative frameworks governing commons management in protected landscapes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has held with the Dartmoor National Park Authority and Natural England regarding governance...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps with British Wool to help increase the supply of British-trained sheep shearers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Department is taking to help ensure that UK sheep farmers have sufficient access to skilled seasonal shearers...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to ensure that members of the Food Strategy Advisory Board do not have conflicts of interest.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July to Question 61881 on Western Sahara: Origin Marking, if she is aware that Tesco sells...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support farmers impacted by flooding in South Shropshire constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to reduce barriers to cross-border travel without physical checks for thoroughbred horses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support mechanisms are available to farmers whose livestock are condemned following tapeworm infection transmitted from...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to increase enforcement action against wildlife crime linked to gamebird shooting.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve out-of-hours support for people at the end of life.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dental students have undertaken training in (a) Nottingham, (b) Nottinghamshire, (c) the East Midlands and (d) England in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of GP appointments in Slough.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of dentist appointments in Slough.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS 10 Year Plan, what steps his Department is taking to to double the level of CT and MRI scanner capacity; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the criteria for disabled people to access transport from the Ambulance Service for hospital appointments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the number of rheumatologists working in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce colonoscopy waiting times in East Sussex.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will review the mileage allowance for health and social care staff.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve clinical communications between primary and secondary care providers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of (a) respiratory disease and (b) the number of emergency hospital...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children under the age of 18 were newly diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in each of the last five years, and how many of those...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure newly qualified paramedics can access appropriate NHS job opportunities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of overcrowding in emergency departments on infection control.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the prevalence of respiratory disease and (b) the number of emergency hospital admissions...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Government has made of the potential impact of introducing statutory regulation for counsellors and psychotherapists...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many integrated care boards have activity management plans in place; and which integrated care boards have activity management plans...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of including cardiovascular disease in the Government's Women's Health...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure the provision of endometriosis care in deprived communities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has held discussions with the (a) General Medical Council and (b) Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service on the erasure and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve mental health in rural areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to reduce endometriosis diagnosis times in (a) Slough and the (b) South East.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the validity of online evidence submitted to the National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation Call for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many directors with responsibility for human resources are employed across their department and its executive agencies; and how many...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve Endometriosis care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase access to NHS specialist mental health care following (a) pregnancy and (b) baby loss for people in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether staff transferring from NHS England to his Department will have their existing terms and conditions, including pay protections,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of appointing a UK Maternity Commissioner.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to help improve Tourette syndrome services in every region.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to make interim payments to people affected by sodium valproate.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the a) diagnosis and b) treatment of Brain tumours among young adults in West London.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to provide additional funding and workforce planning support to Integrated Care Boards to reduce waiting times for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to medication, paediatric support, and Child and Adolescent Mental...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Science and Technology about the potential for a respiratory Modern...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 71118 on Prescriptions: Occupational Therapy, what progress he has made on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that local health authorities provide parents with clear information regarding...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the additional cost of requiring the Human Tissue Authority to regulate the care of corpses throughout the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to commission national training to support the workforce delivering Children and Young People’s Eating Disorder...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the (a) completeness and (b) quality of data collected on waiting times to access adult community...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment the Government has made of the effectiveness of the Online Safety Act 2023 in addressing online content that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the findings of the Independent review into mental health conditions, ADHD and autism improve...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the waiting times for children and young people to start community eating disorder treatment,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department will take forward the recommendations of the report entitled Mental health clinically-led review of standards -...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the rollout of mental health professionals into schools in Scarborough and Whitby...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of data published by NHS England on waiting times...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his Department plans to ensure that the NHS Genomic Medicine Service’s pipeline of whole genome sequencing for cancer patients...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of commissioning national training to support the workforce delivering eating...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure GPs are equipped to effectively signpost men facing mental health challenges to appropriate services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to help reduce geographic variation in waiting times for children and young people to start community eating...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Royal College of Psychiatrists' report entitled National Audit of Eating Disorders Service Mapping Report 2025,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to (a) include Tourette syndrome in neurodevelopmental strategy work and (b) mandate Integrated Care Boards to establish...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that mental health charities are adequately supported in the North West.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the long‑term outcomes of children who receive CAMHS mental health support; and how many...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that decisions to section individuals are based on the merits of the case in question and not on ethnicity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support research on low grade glioma brain tumours.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to conduct a review of the threshold for erasure in cases where doctors are accused of rape or sexual assault.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing the gluten-free subsidy card scheme operating in Wales across England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help (a) improve patient safety in the NHS and (b) reduce clinical negligence claims.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2026 to Question 105675 on NHS: Hearing Impairment and Visual Impairment, what steps his Department...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people living in England are (a) blind and (b) partially sighted, broken down by age.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve access to immunotherapy for brain tumour patients.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much (a) his Department and (b) NHS England have spent on (i) Part IX, Value-Based Procurement and (ii) the MedTech Commercial...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to establish a national framework for collecting and sharing data on the causes of clinical negligence.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the predominant use of male CPR manikins in first aid training on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he had with the Welsh Government on the cross-border specialist healthcare network for children and young people with...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Action 25 of the National Cancer Plan, what steps he will take to incentivise medical graduates to accept specialty...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the ONS document entitled Healthy life expectancy, UK: between 2011 to 2013 and 2022 to 2024, published on 19 February...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients who have functional neurological disorder have access to rehabilitative physiotherapy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle kidney disease nationwide and (b) help raise awareness of kidney disease in Bromsgrove...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to impact assessment 13013 published by his Department on 25 May 2021, whether his Department still plans to publish a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the diagnostic and workforce capacity required to increase the test sensitivity threshold in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding has been allocated to radiotherapy productivity through AI; and what steps he is taking to help ensure AI-based radiotherapy...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what action the Department is taking to [a] raise awareness, [b] improve support, and [c] tackle women's heart health.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Statement of 23 February 2026 on Clinical Trials, what information his Department holds on when the letter...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February to Question 109206 on breast cancer drugs, what steps he is taking to ensure that women at increased...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the National Cancer Plan on support for people with brain tumours.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2025 to Question 92263 on Low Alcohol Drinks: Children, what research his Department has conducted...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the Portman Group’s report entitled...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help prevent measles outbreaks in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consultation has his Department undertaken with vending and automated retailing businesses and other relevant stakeholders before...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a targeted national screening programme for prostate cancer for men...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Action 21 of the National Cancer Plan, when his Department expects the reformed National Cancer Board to be established.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to establish a national delivery model for NHS-commissioned clinical services for pupils in schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the age-related eligibility criteria for NHS screening and vaccination programmes, if he will make an assessment of (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether travel fund for children and young people included in the National Cancer Plan for England will be available to any young cancer...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of NICE condition severity ratings on the accessibility of drugs for those with...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress has been made on incorporating menopause screening into NHS Health Checks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will publish an economic impact assessment on the potential impact of the 2018 Nutrient Profiling Model within the advertising...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 24 November 2025 to Question 90801 on NHS Trusts: City of Sanctuary UK, what support and engagement his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that Cystic Fibrosis patients living in North London are not adversely impacted by the proposed removal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of electrocardiogram screening for young people engaged in organised...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set out the timetable for the UK National Screening Committee’s review of screening for sudden cardiac death in young...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what procedures are in place to help prevent the inward transmission of diseases to through international airports.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2024 to Question 15949 on Achalasia: Health Services, when the NHS England Specialised Commissioning...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, following the National Screening Committee Report on prostate cancer screening in November, if he will make an assessment of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to expand the rollout of long-acting injectable buprenorphine (LAIB) in i) Hampshire ii) Gosport.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the long-term financial and psychological impact of blood cancer on patients.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of the impact of breast density on the reliability...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to help ensure that the merging of ICBs will not result in wider use of BMI as a pre-requisite for joint...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing unpaid family carers to receive Covid-19 booster vaccinations alongside...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease receive community-based care with specialist...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who the members are of the Cardiovascular Disease Modern Service Framework Task and Finish Group.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February to Question 110590 on Breast Cancer: Screening, whether the National Inherited Cancer...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the Scottish Government on the rise in measles cases in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to require Food Business Operators to provide written information on allergens for non-pre-packed...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of age-based eligibility criteria for free school milk on (a) educational and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to provide accessible scientific evidence to help ensure public confidence in food safety and environmental...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects to publish the Cardiovascular Disease Modern Service Framework; and if he will set out the planned timetable for its...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential health impacts of repeated exposure to contaminated cabin air on aircrew.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve the prognosis of those with secondary breast cancer.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase early diagnosis for child brain tumours.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what timetable he has set for commissioning and commencing a tracing and follow-up study of former GIDS patients.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has held discussions with NHS adult gender clinics on cooperation with researchers commissioned to undertake follow-up work on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will mandate data sharing across NHS trusts and adult gender services to enable a robust, independent longitudinal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how best practice in the roll out of fracture liaison services in England is being shared with the devolved institutions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to implement the recommendation in the Cass Review to undertake a comprehensive tracing and long-term...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to respond to the letter from Target Ovarian Cancer and 33 hon. Members of 18 November 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many directors with responsibility for human resources are employed across their department and its executive agencies; and how...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of modifying future Contracts for Difference rounds to reward system...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when his department plans to publish the funding outcomes for the Hydrogen Allocation Round 2 project.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the report undertaken by KPMG in December 2022, whether he has seen an unredacted version of the statements made...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the viability of expanding the utilisation of pumped hydroelectric storage in the energy grid.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what comparative assessment he has made of the international competitiveness of (a) the UK and (b) countries that deploy carbon...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help improve the (a) resilience and (b) reliability of the electricity distribution network.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of industrial carbon capture projects, such as Peak Cluster, on safeguarding...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of promoting and planning the co-location of load-following small modular...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to Answer of 6 February 2026 to Question 109497 on Energy: Manufacturing Industries, what estimate he has made of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department are taking to help support hospitality businesses in managing cost pressures from energy costs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of wide area network (WAN) coverage required for smart...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Ofgem's work to enforce supplier license responsibilities to vet TPIs they partner with.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of heating oil costs on older and vulnerable...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will take steps to ensure that identifying information is not open to abuse by (a) Palantir and (b) other companies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment she has made of the level of competition in the mobile telecoms market.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she plans to prioritise sight-loss conditions, including age-related macular degeneration, within (a) UK Research and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate her Department has made of the level of private sector investment in telecoms networks in each year since 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled End to surprise phone and broadband bill hikes to help with...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, on what date the cross-departmental team established to address the findings of Baroness Bertin’s Independent...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to ensure that rural shops have (a) reliable broadband and (b) reliable mobile connectivity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled End to surprise phone and broadband bill hikes to help with...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to coordinate policy on the development, validation and uptake of non-animal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of economic deprivation on digital exclusion.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 9 February 2026 to question 109652 on Artificial Intelligence, what progress she has made on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Pursuant to the answer of 5 November 2025, to Question 85833, on Telephone Exchanges: Tower Hamlets, whether she has had...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with Ofcom on (a) tackling the proliferation of fake AI generated Auschwitz photographs on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the level of funding for astronomy and space science.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when she plans to respond to the hon. Member for Twickenham's correspondence, reference MC2024-00009674.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to support elderly people with technology.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2026 to Question 108801, what the estimated cost to the Intellectual Property Office of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the regulatory dashboard, published on 21 October 2025, if she will publish the letters sent to 19...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will hold discussions with the Metropolitan Police on the potential merits of investigating an incident at 12.55pm on 25 February...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total annual expenditure of her Department was on policy development, administration and oversight relating to the licensing regime...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 4 February 2026 to Question 107253 on Crime Prevention: Urban Areas, which (a) Ministers and (b) external experts...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has considered proposals to replace or reform the Special Constabulary through the creation of a national police...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 41 of the policy paper entitled From local to national: a new model for policing, published on 26 January 2026, CP...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of employment protections for special constables undertaking mandatory training or deployment;...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what conversations she has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on streamlining Fire and Rescue...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 40 of the policy paper entitled From local to national: a new model for policing, published on 26 January 2026, CP...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 37 of the policy paper entitled From local to national: a new model for policing, published on 26 January 2026, CP...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the policy paper entitled From local to national: a new model for policing, published on 26 January 2026, CP 1489, what...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 35 of the policy paper entitled From local to national: a new model for policing, published on 26 January 2026, CP...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2026 to Question 103530 on Firearms: Licensing, what discussions her Department has had with...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to fund perpetrator programmes in i) Hampshire ii) Gosport.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what process the Regulator follows when determining that no scientifically satisfactory non-animal alternative exists for a proposed project...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the number of special constables in England and Wales since 2012; and what steps her Department is...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 43 of the policy paper entitled From local to national: a new model for policing, published on 26 January 2026, CP...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to review the legislative status of special constables to help ensure clarity on police powers, rank structures and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 41 of the policy paper entitled From local to national: a new model for policing, published on 26 January 2026, CP...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 61 of her Department's policy paper entitled From Local to National: A New Model for Policing, published on 26...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on the UK labour market of levels of net emigration among UK nationals aged between 16...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of dual British citizens who hold an expired UK passport.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of requiring the non-UK children of UK citizens to have a UK passport in order to...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department had with the Ministry of Defence prior to the approval of the Afghan Response Route; and when they occurred.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of including an annual earnings requirement of £12,570 for three to...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many designated immigration officers are there within Border Force.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on (a) the arrest and imprisonment of protestors (b) legal proceedings and (c) other costs following the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of staff in her Department have (a) office-based, (b) hybrid and (c) remote-working contracts.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with the Welsh Government on the withdrawal of the visa concession for temporary employment as sheep...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of ending temporary concessionary visas for sheep shearers on the total labour supply...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Hong Kongers with dual nationality of a third country eligible for an ETA, who also have an expired BN(O) passport, will be able to...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that there is adequate oversight of individuals arriving in the UK on private jet.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact on the a) effectiveness and b) future of the Common Travel Area between the United...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to visas for overseas shearers, particularly from New Zealand and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2025 to Question 92643, by when will she have made an assessment on the feasibility of a prevalence...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help halve violence against women and girls in Eastleigh constituency within a decade; how much funding has been...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to bring the harms experienced by girls under 16 into the scope of the monitoring and accountability metrics of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to (a) expand and (b) refine the categories of sexual offences used in police recorded crime data for monitoring (i) the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle (a) human trafficking and (b) employer abuse affecting seafarers.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to help address the under-reporting of sexual offences in England and Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many heritage assets are recorded as being at risk of neglect or dereliction in England; and what assessment they have made of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many directors with responsibility for human resources are employed across their department and its executive agencies; and how...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with devolved Governments to ensure prevention, support and treatment for gambling harms is available...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the increase in the Barnett formula grant to the Scottish Government following the announcement of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information her Department holds on the number of visitors there were to sites owned by Historic England by age group in 2025.
To ask the Solicitor General, whether the offence of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 is within the scope of the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.
To ask the Solicitor General, how many directors with responsibility for human resources are employed across their department and its executive agencies; and how many of those directors hold...
To ask the Solicitor General, if the Attorney General whether he provided advice to (a) the Prime Minister and (b) the Secretary of State for Local Government on the original decision to cancel...
To ask the Solicitor General, whether she has held recent discussions with her counterpart in the United Arab Emirates on the enforcement of UK High Court rulings in the case of Muhammad Tahir...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2025 to Question 77644 on THINK! Campaign, what the outturn budget on the THINK! Road Safety communications...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2025 to Question 90402 on Restoring Your Railway Fund, if she will place a copy of the equality impact...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help (a) reduce the time taken to process medical driving licence applications and (b) ensure applicants...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 17 November 2025 to Question 89630 on London North East Railway: Fares, whether she plans to roll out the LNER demand-based...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the proposed Great British Railways ticketing website and mobile application will be (a) built upon existing industry retail systems and (b) a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what operational and financial risks were identified ahead of the transfer of West Midlands Trains into public ownership; what additional costs are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2025 to Question 84274 on Motorcycles: Manufacturing Industries, if she will provide a relevant hyperlink to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 6 January 2026 to Question 101487 on Motor Vehicles: Hire Services, if she will provide a hyperlink.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of shortages of driver examiners on learner drivers’ access to driving test slots.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department collects on the number of unadopted roads going through the Section 38 process by local authority.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase rail carriage capacity in West Yorkshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with (a) Essex County Council and (b) Thurrock Council on the adequacy of surface water drainage infrastructure on local...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of kill switches in Chinese-made (a) cars and (b) buses on cyber security.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with rail industry partners on the commencement of passenger services between Oxford and Milton Keynes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's publication entitled Local highway authority highways maintenance ratings and underlying metric scores, 2025, of 11...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Road Safety Strategy, published January 2026, whether the updated Manual for Streets will encourage an increase in the amount of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February 2026, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of doubling fixed‑penalty notices and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to Answer of 12 January 2026 to Question 102593 on Logistics: Infrastructure, what estimate she has made of the number of additional lorry...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has provided (a) funding and (b) advice to the European Federation for Transport and Environment since 4 July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether (a) ministers, (b) advisors, and (c) officials in her Department have held conversations with the European Federation for Transport and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether (a) ministers, (b) advisors, and (c) officials in her Department have held conversations with Clean Cities Campaign since 4 July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any minimum allocation guarantees have been provided to regional authorities; whether combined authorities or mayors will have any formal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what statutory role combined authorities will have under the Railways Bill in relation to service levels, timetabling and rolling stock deployment;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what empirical evidence her Department relied upon in concluding that public ownership of train operations would improve punctuality and reliability;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the likely impact of public ownership on fare levels in the West Midlands over the next five years; whether...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what safeguards are in place to help ensure that rolling stock currently allocated to services operated by West Midlands Trains remains allocated to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in business rates on planned private sector investment in Channel Tunnel rail services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2026 to Question 108807, what progress her Department has made towards the 2030 public electric vehicle charge...
To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the Restoration and Renewal Client Board, with reference to the proposals relating to temporary accommodation within Richmond...
To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the Restoration and Renewal Client Board, with reference to the projected programme durations and decant periods set out in the...
To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the Restoration and Renewal Client Board, with reference to the proposed phase one works package estimated at up to £3...
To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the Restoration and Renewal Client Board, with reference to the stated annual cost of delay of £70 million and the...
To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the Restoration and Renewal Client Board, with reference to the cost ranges set out in Table 1 of the costed proposals report,...
To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the Restoration and Renewal Client Board, whether it has undertaken a formal value-for-money assessment of discretionary scope...
To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the Restoration and Renewal Client Board, with reference to the costed proposals report and in particular the proposed new main...
To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the Restoration and Renewal Client Board, what assessment it has made of the cumulative cost impact of scope additions relating...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many directors with responsibility for human resources are employed across their department and its executive agencies; and how many of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with InterTrade UK on the support his Department is able to provide on the (a) operations and (b) objectives of...
To ask His Majesty's Government what methodology they will employ in the consultation on children's social media use, both in terms of design and dissemination.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the development of UK-based startups focused on AI safety and governance technologies; and what steps they are taking to support...
To ask His Majesty's Government how man (1) companies have been prosecuted, and (2) fines have been issued, under the provisions of the Online Safety Act 2023.
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the current status of the planned new station at Haxby in North Yorkshire; and what further steps are required before construction of the station can commence.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on household budgets of the freeze of regulated rail fares announced on 25 November 2025.
To ask His Majesty's Government what actions they are taking to promote the protection of women human rights defenders in Colombia, especially those supporting victims of sexual- and gender-based...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 26 March 2025 (HL5660), and in light of recent disclosures arising from the release of...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Opinion No. 22/2024 concerning Imran Ahmad Khan Niazi (Pakistan) adopted by the United Nations' Working Group on...
To ask His Majesty's Government how they are liaising with Westminster City Council to assist the homeless people found in the Westminster underground station and vicinity.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of criminal financing mechanisms, including cash payments and cryptocurrencies, in enabling hostile state-linked...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the opportunities to support the UK steel industry through public procurement policies.
To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to paragraph 38 of the guidance Using non-corporate communication channels (e.g. WhatsApp, private email, SMS) for government business, published on...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote the National Year of Reading in Wales.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote the National Year of Reading in Scotland.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that care providers do not use contact restrictions as a punitive measure against families who raise safeguarding concerns or...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 4 February (HL14044), whether the definition of “complex needs” will align with the...
To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to establish the role of National Director of Patient Experience announced in the 10-year Health Plan for England, published in July 2025; and to...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to co-produce the remit and priorities of the planned Director of Patient Experience with relevant stakeholders, including patients and service...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) NHS-employed doctors, and (2) self-employed GPs who are members of the NHS pension plan, who retired in (a) 2022, (b) 2023, and (c) 2024, were (i) 60...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on local authorities of funding changes for English for speakers of other languages programmes.
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